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Sexual selection in a livebearing fish with a coercive mating system (western mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis).
(2006)
The livebearing fishes of the genus Gambusia are quickly becoming a model system to test alternative mechanisms of sexual selection in the form of coercive mating. I investigated effects of male and female body size, and ...
Figures controversees: Retif de La Bretonne (1734--1806) et la femme.
(2006)
This thesis proposes a synthetic analysis of his contradictory attitudes toward the female sex. The author's obsessive ambivalence toward the feminine, it is argued, signals a complex personality ill at ease with ...
The evolution of a science teacher: An autobiography.
(2006)
This qualitative study explores the experiences of a science teacher as he seeks to understand the foundations of his pedagogy, his view of learning, and his role as a teacher. By using the autobiographical style of currere, ...
A study of the interactions of nitric oxide and nitric oxide containing molecules with heme proteins.
(2006)
The interactions of nitric oxide (NO), nitrite and organic nitroso compounds with heme proteins are biologically relevant. The formation of adducts between these NO-containing species and myoglobin (Mb) has served as a ...
Association of winter weather variability in Central and Eastern North America with tropical Pacific sea surface temperature.
(2006)
The analysis of North American daily precipitation and temperature distributions during warm and cold TP SSTA events identified unique changes. In the southeastern U.S., increased precipitation during January-March warm ...
The effect of whole body vibration-induced post-activation potentiation upon indices of isometric and dynamic force/power production during, and following a six-week periodised Smith machine back squat protocol.
(2006)
Purpose. The purpose of this study was to examine the chronic and acute effects of a 6 wk, periodized Squat training program, with (G2) or without (G3) low frequency vibration upon select force characteristics, as well as ...
Geochemical characterization of solid bitumen deposited within the Mississippian sandstone reservoir of the Hitch Field, southwest Kansas.
(2006)
The occurrence of solid bitumen in petroleum reservoirs is a common phenomenon in many petroliferous basins worldwide. Solid bitumen was recently identified within the Upper Mississippian (Chesterian) sandstone reservoir ...
A survey of digital music technology implementation by graduate and undergraduate piano pedagogy faculty in American colleges and universities.
(2006)
Distributions of 4 new summative scales revealed high usage of both generic and digital music technologies, with generally positive faculty attitudes toward digital music technologies. Respondents were placed into Rogerian ...
Vibrational spectroscopy of phosphate-based electrodes for lithium rechargeable batteries.
(2006)
The favorable energy densities and cycling performances attainable from lithium rechargeable batteries has prompted aggressive research in this field for over 30 years. In particular, phosphate-based electrodes receive ...
Do sales below cost laws protect small businesses?
(2006)
This paper examines whether state laws to prevent below cost sales provide protection for small businesses beyond the protection afforded by the federal antitrust laws. The paper first identifies the theoretical implications ...